The Fugitive 1993

Gene Siskel, Chicago Tribune: I've already seen The Fugitive twice. I'll probably see it again. Read more

Clifford Terry, Chicago Tribune: Working from a tight script by Jeb Stuart and David Twohy, director Andrew Davis has fashioned a crackling, intelligent thriller. Read more

Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: The Fugitive is a super-adrenalized stemwinder, a crisp and jolting melodrama that screws the tension so pitilessly tight it does everything but squeak. Read more

Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel: While there are actors in this film, there isn't much room for acting. The rapid editing and near-absence of dialogue reduces the actors to action figures with colorful labels pasted on their foreheads. Read more

Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer: Thoroughly engaging, edge-of-the-seat entertainment. Read more

Jeff Shannon, Seattle Times: The film is little more than a well-oiled machine that serves a strictly limited function, but like a precision timepiece, it is a thing to marvel at, even under close scrutiny. Read more

Janet Maslin, New York Times: Both stars have toughness and restraint that make their characters' battle of wits truly hypnotic, and in many ways more credible than it was on television. Read more

Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader: Though it's a good half hour too long, this overblown 1993 spin-off of the 60s TV show otherwise adds up to a pretty good suspense thriller. Read more

Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: It isn't just a high-powered summer blockbuster. It's something cannier (and rarer): a suspense thriller rooted in character. Read more

Anthony Lane, New Yorker: It's a pleasure to find a thriller fulfilling its duties with such gusto: the emotions ring solid, the script finds time to relax into backchat, and for once the stunts look like acts of desperation rather than shows of prowess. Read more

James Berardinelli, ReelViews: "Innovative" is not a legitimate description of The Fugitive, but "entertaining" is. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: Davis paints with bold visual strokes so that the movie rises above its action-film origins and becomes operatic. Read more

Peter Travers, Rolling Stone: For dynamite suspense loaded with thrills and wicked fun, you can't beat The Fugitive. Read more

Richard Schickel, TIME Magazine: A first-rate thriller. Read more

Geoff Andrew, Time Out: A glossy, formula chase movie with the requisite number of extravagant action sequences (most notably a massive train crash). Read more

Leonard Klady, Variety: A consummate nail-biter that never lags, it leaves you breathless from the chase yet anxious for the next bit of mayhem or clever plot twist. Read more

Desson Thomson, Washington Post: A juggernaut of exaggeration, momentum and thrills. Read more

Rita Kempley, Washington Post: A flurry of stunts, close shaves and deeds of desperate daring, it easily transcends its television origins to become a stylish pacemaker-buster on the order of "Die Hard, MD." Read more